AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 33-3011.00
Will AI replace Bailiffs?
Bailiffs: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 15 tasks; the work mostly needs an efficient-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 15 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Bailiffs, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Guard lodging of sequestered jury. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Stop people from entering courtroom while judge charges jury. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Announce entrance of judge. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide jury escort to restaurant and other areas outside of courtroom to prevent jury contact with public. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain court docket. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 15 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 15 of 15. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 17,310
- Median annual wage
- $56,600
- Middle half of earners
- $43,720 to $74,630
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -2.2%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Security Guards 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure29
- Correctional Officers and Jailers 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure30
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 61% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure65
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 58% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure34
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 57% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure65
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Bailiffs and AI
Will AI replace Bailiffs?
Not on current evidence. None of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 28 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears.
What is the AI exposure of Bailiffs?
28 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 15 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 15 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Bailiffs tasks can AI already do?
None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband, at 30 out of 100.
What AI model tier does this role need?
An efficient-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Bailiffs, and what do they earn?
17,310 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $56,600 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -2.2% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Bailiffs. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/bailiffs
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